Lawrence, Kansas
What a beautiful town, and a great time to visit - early November.
A Kansas Jayhawks B-Ball game was going on when I arrived, everyone was listening to the radio broadcast. They'd just lost the day earlier to the Colorado Buffs in football, no one seemed to care about the football game, just round-ball.
A blond coed working the toll booth night shift engaged me in about 2 minutes of conversation after I paid my 85 cent toll, nice kid!
Try getting that kind of attention in the Bay Area!
Kansas is fresh air!